Tucson Clean & Beautiful, in cooperation with the City of Tucson and Pima County, announce the dedication of 41 commemorative trees along the Pantano River Park. Each tree to be dedicated has been purchased by Tucson area residents, honoring friends and family. The dedication ceremony will include a reading of the names for which trees have been dedicated, and the first names recently added to the nearby Children’s Memorial. At the conclusion of the ceremony attendees are invited for a brief walking tour of the newly dedicated trees.

The new Pantano River Park commemorative tree program is based upon the success of the completed El Paseo de los Arboles commemorative tree project where 600 trees were added on the Santa Cruz River bank. Over the next several years 570 trees will be added along the Pantano Wash. The dedicated trees will restore over two miles of natural habitat, and will grow to provide shade for users of this year-old multi-use path. Commemorative trees are available for purchase Tucson Clean & Beautiful for $225 each, including the tree, irrigation lines and numbered marker installation, name dedication at a commemorative plaza, and guaranteed replacement. Tree purchases are partially tax-deductible.

Who:Tree donors, park users and the public

What:Commemorative Tree Dedication

When:Friday, January 11, 2013 – 11 am to 12 pm

Where:Pantano River Park at Michael Perry Park, 8700 Arbor, Tucson, AZ 85730
(enter on Pantano Parkway, south of Golf Links Rd.)

Contact:B.J. Cordova, Director of Programs, Tucson Clean and Beautiful
Bj.cordova@tucsonaz.gov or 520-837-6832 or visit www.tucsoncleanandbeautiful.org for more information

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The City of Tucson is advocating a voluntary 12 minute “community-wide litter clean up and beautification project makeover” at 12 noon on Tuesday, January 12. See their website by clicking here.

“The goal of the 12-Minute Makeover is to encourage community pride and to make a difference in our neighborhoods. People who have the strongest community bonds feel the highest obligation to keep their areas litter-free. A cleaner city is a safer city. Keeping Tucson clean and beautiful is up to everyone.”

It’s a clever way to ask residents to pick up trash and recyclables where you live and work. And it may also be due to the budget shortfall the City of Tucson is experiencing, without adequate staff to clean up the City sidewalks, streets, neighborhoods.

And it will only take 12 minutes during your lunchtime. Take your kids too to teach them about litter pick-up.

I also like the repetition of 12s in this project: January 12, at 12 p.m. for 12 minutes.

So help out with this makeover, not of your face, but of the face of the City. For further info: email 12minutemakeover@tucsonaz.gov or call 520-792-CITY (792-2489).

Note: if 12 minutes of litter pick up isn’t enough for you, here’s a link to Tucson Clean and Beautiful’s ongoing volunteer efforts.